Quick report
Mellow ski with the puppy. Good conditions for the dog, ok, transitional conditions for the human. This location provided skis on conditions, nearly from the vehicle parking, which was nice.
Roller ballsWeather
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- none
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Cloud cover varried between partly and mostly cloudy. Light winds before noon.
Snowpack
Northerly facing slopes were producing roller balls below some rocks and trees. A north-facing slope at 11,300ft still had a cold snow surface. While NE-E facing slopes had roller balls up to ~11,500ft in this area. NTL/BTL northerly facing slopes still have transitioning snow that could produce wet loose avalanches with warmer temps.
The easterly facing bowl below Purple Ridge looked textured and like it was producing roller balls. ZG, will have better alpine obs.
Hand shears on a north-facing slope at 11,300ft were resistant and had a rough bed surface near the old snow interface.